Abstract

After recording steady declines in the India's marine fish landings since 2012, by Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) announced the total fish landings in India has increased by 6.6% in 2016.
According to the CMFRI's estimates, the total fish landing in India in 2016 weighed a total 3.63 million tonnes compared to 2015 when the total fish landing amounted to 3.40 million tonnes.
Gujarat continues to tally the most amount fish in India with a total fish landing of 7.74 lakh tonnes, while Tamil Nadu with 7.07 lakh tonnes came second, followed by Karnataka with 5.29 lakh tonnes.